Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti. Compare German sitzen.

Pronunciation edit

  • (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈzɪt͡sn̩/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈzɨt͡sn̩/

Verb edit

זיצן (zitsn) (past participle געזעסן (gezesn))

  1. to sit
  2. to perch
    Synonym: אַראָפּלאָזן (aroplozn)

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